Martín Demichelis
is not a coach who stops in regrets.
On Monday he slept little, he got up early and at 8.30 he was already at the
River Camp
along with
Javier Pinola
, Germán Lux and the rest of his collaborators.
In the office that he has on the property on Route 205, in the heart of Ezeiza, the screens with the images prepared by the video analysts were turned on.
The coach watched over and over again how he lost the match against Arsenal.
And since yesterday, a few hours after the tough defeat at the Monumental, it was proposed to adjust details for the next date,
Saturday at 7:15 p.m. with Lanús in Guidi and Ramón Cabrero
.
The images were stopped several times
.
Fundamentally, in the defense and midfield zone.
Beyond the fact that on Sunday there was a lack of efficiency in the Alejandro Medina area, arrivals were generated.
Without going any further,
the number one and captain of Arsenal covered 9 balls
.
What worries Demichelis the most is the midfield, where Enzo Pérez was overwhelmed for much of the match and where Felipe Peña Biafore, on loan, stood out.
In fact, the changes he made in the second half were due to that question that was palpable from outside the field of play.
The 37-year-old benchmark needed company.
“Santiago Simón, who had not played since October, felt the wear and tear on Wednesday against Banfield and I understood that Enzo Pérez had to be surrounded by Nicolás De La Cruz and Agustín Palavecino.
Hence the change.
But it went wrong, ”explained the coach at the press conference.
And he added about the Uruguayan: “He is one of the best in Argentine soccer, he is doing well and he is indispensable for us.
He is dynamic, he is a leader.
But there was an emotional break for the worse because Arsenal tied in the changes.
But he's working to get well."
DT saw Enzo Pérez overwhelmed. Photo: Juan Manuel Foglia
Along with the Uruguayan and the Florida-born midfielder, Miguel Borja also entered to replace Lucas Beltrán, who was making a great display from midfield forward.
It was
another mistake by Demichelis
, which did not lack self-criticism.
The departure of Lucas Beltrán was due to the intention of looking for an alternative in attack.
But he did not go well with the duo Miguel Borja-Salomón Rondón.
What also happened was that Lucas had made a great physical effort ”, he pointed out.
And of the Venezuelan, very erratic beyond the good movements he made between the rival center-backs without the ball, he admitted: “Surely he must have the anxiety of the goal, but it will come to him.
I have no doubt that we are going to reverse this, him and everyone.
From the middle, where everything is unbalanced, backwards you have to correct issues of setback.
Arsenal's second goal had a lot of lack of coordination.
"Leandro leaves, Robert also leaves, leaving a very easy pass outside, and he wants to cross Enzo Díaz from the left center to the outside, freeing up the dangerous goal zone... We have to keep working, we have to keep looking for a mechanism that gives us solidity" Demichelis acknowledged.
Under this situation, the entry of De La Cruz to support Enzo Pérez would not attract attention.
The coach, who started and finished in front of the television, is seriously thinking about it: last night he closely followed the match between Racing and Lanús, his next rival.
